topic Re: Magnetic Clasps in Jewelry

Magnetic Clasps

Hibi — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:23:17 GMT

Can anyone owning pieces with magnetic clasps tell me, should I keep the magnets together when not wearing them, separated, or does it matter? Does keeping them together preserve the batteries longer?

Re: Magnetic Clasps

ennui1 — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:30:04 GMT

Oh, honey. Magnets don't have batteries.

Magnets are a piece of iron (or an ore, alloy, or other material) that has its component atoms so ordered that the material exhibits properties of magnetism, such as attracting other iron-containing objects or aligning itself in an external magnetic field.

Just one of nature's little tricks.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Hibi — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:31:56 GMT

LOL. I didn't realize I wrote batteries. I mean preserve the magnets!

Re: Magnetic Clasps

DoneTryin — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 22:51:52 GMT

I don't think you can do much to destroy magnets, so you can store your jewelry with the magnetic clasps however you like.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

ennui1 — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:08:06 GMT

On 2/20/2014 Hibi said:
LOL. I didn't realize I wrote batteries. I mean preserve the magnets!

I've never owned a magnetic clasp -- some things I've read here on the forums are that you need to pay attention because the clasp will stick to things like grocery carts and you might lose it ... sometimes the magnets will come unglued, and you can fix it with Krazy Glue, but be sure the magnets are facing correctly, otherwise they will repel instead of attract.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Hibi — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 23:47:53 GMT

On 2/20/2014 ennui1 said:
On 2/20/2014 Hibi said:
LOL. I didn't realize I wrote batteries. I mean preserve the magnets!

I've never owned a magnetic clasp -- some things I've read here on the forums are that you need to pay attention because the clasp will stick to things like grocery carts and you might lose it ... sometimes the magnets will come unglued, and you can fix it with Krazy Glue, but be sure the magnets are facing correctly, otherwise they will repel instead of attract.

Yes, I've had that happen (attaching to other things) I was just wondering if there was a correct way to store them when not wearing them. Just curious....

Re: Magnetic Clasps

HandJive — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:15:12 GMT

Be careful not to store (or carry in your purse) magnets around your electronics. Magnets will damage the screen, and speakers on cellphones, tablets and such.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Hibi — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:37:03 GMT

That's good to know. I only wear them and store them in a safekeeper when not wearing.....

Re: Magnetic Clasps

voyager1980 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:38:53 GMT

On 2/20/2014 kathoderay said:
Be careful not to store (or carry in your purse) magnets around your electronics. Magnets will damage the screen, and speakers on cellphones, tablets and such.

No offense but I think that's a myth.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Kachina624 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:46:11 GMT

On 2/20/2014 ennui1 said:
On 2/20/2014 Hibi said:
LOL. I didn't realize I wrote batteries. I mean preserve the magnets!

I've never owned a magnetic clasp -- some things I've read here on the forums are that you need to pay attention because the clasp will stick to things like grocery carts and you might lose it ... sometimes the magnets will come unglued, and you can fix it with Krazy Glue, but be sure the magnets are facing correctly, otherwise they will repel instead of attract.

Now they're making the magnetic clasps so there's a barrel shaped piece that fits into a hole on the other side. Because the magnet is recessed they don't seem so attracted to other steel objects like flatware. I got the leather magnetic stainless bracelet today and tried to get it to stick to a fork and it just wasn't interested.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Catstamper — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 02:51:23 GMT

If I forget and am wearing a bracelet with a magnetic clasp and working on my laptop, it messes with the laptop and turns it off. My husband, who's an electronics engineer and total geek, has warned me to not do that again, as it is possible that I could mess up or lose data.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

ennui1 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:35:43 GMT

On 2/20/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 2/20/2014 kathoderay said:
Be careful not to store (or carry in your purse) magnets around your electronics. Magnets will damage the screen, and speakers on cellphones, tablets and such. 

No offense but I think that's a myth.

I once tried to place stereo speakers near a television, and they 'pulled' the image and distorted the colors. Really bizarre.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

voyager1980 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 03:48:09 GMT

On 2/20/2014 ennui1 said:
On 2/20/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 2/20/2014 kathoderay said:
Be careful not to store (or carry in your purse) magnets around your electronics. Magnets will damage the screen, and speakers on cellphones, tablets and such. 

No offense but I think that's a myth.

I once tried to place stereo speakers near a television, and they 'pulled' the image and distorted the colors. Really bizarre.

I really don't know Enui how it works.They sell covers & cases with magnets in them.Maybe it's the powerfulness of the magnet or what kind? I started a thread in Electonics so maybe one of the experts there will answer. (:

Re: Magnetic Clasps

VegasBusinessWoman — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:01:44 GMT

I've only worn magnetic clasps on necklaces--you know the kind that you can attach to the existing clasp to make it easier to get on and off (darn these arthritic old fingers!) Always had the sneaking suspicion that on bracelets those would be a problem somehow. Thanks to the posters here, I can see I was right.

Since I'm hardly ever right about anything, this is gratifying. Thanks, ladies.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Clover29 — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:05:46 GMT

On 2/20/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 2/20/2014 ennui1 said:
On 2/20/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 2/20/2014 kathoderay said:
Be careful not to store (or carry in your purse) magnets around your electronics. Magnets will damage the screen, and speakers on cellphones, tablets and such. 

No offense but I think that's a myth.

I once tried to place stereo speakers near a television, and they 'pulled' the image and distorted the colors. Really bizarre.

I really don't know Enui how it works.They sell covers & cases with magnets in them.Maybe it's the powerfulness of the magnet or what kind? I started a thread in Electonics so maybe one of the experts there will answer. (:

Cathode ray tubes (in older TV sets) are definitely affected by magnets. LCD screens, not so much. Personally, I'd still probably keep them away from all kinds of techie gizmos (including 9v batteries, as per Viewpoints ) just to be on the safe side.

I have never had an issue with magnetic clasps on bracelets sticking to cutlery or carts. They do stick to "mystery metal" costume jewelry in my armoire though.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Forrest3 — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:22:32 GMT

I wore a bronzo link bracelet with magnets out to lunch yesterday and the thing fell off three times. Lucky I didn't lose it. The magnets are really poor and I don't know how to fix it. I don't think my jeweler will have anything similar, material wise to fix this or put a new clasp on it. Has anyone had this problem with their bronzo clasps?

Re: Magnetic Clasps

forrestwolf — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:40:45 GMT

On 2/22/2014 forrest said: I wore a bronzo link bracelet with magnets out to lunch yesterday and the thing fell off three times. Lucky I didn't lose it. The magnets are really poor and I don't know how to fix it. I don't think my jeweler will have anything similar, material wise to fix this or put a new clasp on it. Has anyone had this problem with their bronzo clasps?

Gee........I saw your nic and wondered what I had posted and did not remember........... Then, I realized that it was not ME............ I will mention that someone called into Jay King and voiced that she has a pacemaker, and can not wear "magnet" jewelry.....which as a nurse, know that the way we used to check pacemakers was with a magnet.......and a radio on an AM station in between the stations, with all of the static..........

Re: Magnetic Clasps

ennui1 — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 01:13:33 GMT

On 2/22/2014 forrest said: I wore a bronzo link bracelet with magnets out to lunch yesterday and the thing fell off three times. Lucky I didn't lose it. The magnets are really poor and I don't know how to fix it. I don't think my jeweler will have anything similar, material wise to fix this or put a new clasp on it. Has anyone had this problem with their bronzo clasps?

Do you have a nice craft store near you, like a Michael's? They have aisles of jewelry making items; you can probably buy a clasp and fix it yourself.

Clover, I just remember someone posted that she almost lost her bracelet while grocery shopping. She had put her groceries in the car, missed her bracelet, went back and it was still hanging, attached to the grocery cart.

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Forrest3 — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 03:05:21 GMT

I really was just sitting at the table and it kept falling off! Nothing around, just think it was a poor magnet!

Re: Magnetic Clasps

Hibi — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:08:39 GMT

On 2/22/2014 forrest said: I wore a bronzo link bracelet with magnets out to lunch yesterday and the thing fell off three times. Lucky I didn't lose it. The magnets are really poor and I don't know how to fix it. I don't think my jeweler will have anything similar, material wise to fix this or put a new clasp on it. Has anyone had this problem with their bronzo clasps?

I did with one bracelet. It kept falling off and I had to return it (too bad as I liked it) Didn't want to risk going through the same thing again with a replacement. But I have several other bracelets with a magnetic and have had no problems at all....